KJV King James Version
This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel [is] twenty gerahs:) an half shekel [shall be] the offering of the LORD.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 30:13
This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel [is] twenty gerahs:) an half shekel [shall be] the offering of the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
They shall give this, everyone who passes over to those who are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary; (the shekel is twenty gerahs;) half a shekel for an offering to Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
This they shall give, every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary; (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel for an offering to Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
This they do give, every one passing over unto those numbered, half a shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs); half a shekel is the heave-offering to Jehovah;
Surrounding context — Exodus 30
10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it [is] most holy unto the LORD.
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
12 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when [thou] numberest them.
13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel [is] twenty gerahs:) an half shekel [shall be] the offering of the LORD.
14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.
15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when [they] give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
16 And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
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זֶ֣ה׀H2088 · zehthisיִתְּנ֗וּH5414 · na.tanto give: giveכָּל־H3605 · kolallהָעֹבֵר֙H5674 · a.varto passעַל־H5921 · aluponהַפְּקֻדִ֔יםH6485 · pa.qadto reckon: listמַחֲצִ֥יתH4276 · ma.cha.tsithalfהַשֶּׁ֖קֶלH8255 · she.qelshekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלH8255 · she.qelshekelהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁH6944 · qo.deshholinessעֶשְׂרִ֤יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyגֵּרָה֙H1626 · ge.rahgerahהַשֶּׁ֔קֶלH8255 · she.qelshekelמַחֲצִ֣יתH4276 · ma.cha.tsithalfהַשֶּׁ֔קֶלH8255 · she.qelshekelתְּרוּמָ֖הH8641 · te.ru.mahcontributionלַֽיהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Leviticus 27:25And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.Numbers 3:47Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take [them]: (the shekel [is] twenty gerahs:)Ezekiel 45:12And the shekel [shall be] twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.Exodus 38:26A bekah for every man, [that is], half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty [men].Matthew 17:24And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute [money] came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?Matthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but [that] rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed [his] hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye [to it].
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